Volunteer Roles & Responsibilities

• Uphold HIPAA

• Professionally and respectfully communicate with other disciplines in healthcare

• Communicate with patients regarding health issues

• Obtain and complete history

• Perform a full physical exam (or focused PE when pertinent)

• Attempt to develop an assessment & plan for the patient

• Present the patient to the preceptor

• If you are willing, the clinic hosts a patient education session from 1-2:30pm. This is optional; however, it is a good way to build relationships with patients that you will encounter from 2:30-5:30pm.

• The Nursing Student volunteer must wear the CON approved navy-blue scrubs and ID badge according to the CON uniform policy

• Nursing student volunteer should also have on them a stethoscope, pen light, pens, trauma shears, etc.

• The nursing student volunteer should be familiar with how to perform head-to-toe assessment, recording manual blood pressures and vital signs

• The nursing student volunteer needs to be comfortable documenting/charting assessment findings, counseling the patient, asking the patient questions, and recording vital signs

• Coordinate plan of care with medical students, clinic coordinator, and other health professions 

• Lead a group session regarding to hand hygiene

• Help obtain blood glucose and blood pressure values

• Work with other volunteers from other professions to obtain HPI and PMH

• Manage the medication dispensary and discuss any medication concerns

• Discuss potential of enrolling patients to receive medications from Ozanam Charitable Pharmacy

Work with volunteers from other disciplines to assess patients for:

• Mental health

• Substance abuse

• Dementia/cognitive deficits/intellectual disability 

• Physical impairments 

• Chronic Pain 

• Chronic Disease

• Assist Medical Students in taking case history

• Ask questions pertaining to hearing and balance

• Perform otoscopy when needed during the assessment 

• Perform tympanometry and hearing screenings when needed

• Assist team members in ensuring that patient’s needs are addressed.

• Educate patients on hearing conservation topics